Nigeria News

Kano - Healthcare services have collapsed in the northern part of Nigeria's Borno state as doctors, nurses and pharmacists flee for their lives from brutal violence unleashed by Islamist Boko Haram militants.Medical professionals say health services in the re...

Lagos - It's a common enough scenario in Nigeria and across Africa: how to get rid of pesky mosquitoes whose buzzing disturbs sleep and whose bites can carry malaria and other diseases.Two Nigerian start-ups have tapped this -- and other aspects and quirks of ...

Johannesburg - South African mobile giant MTN on Wednesday said revenues grew 12 percent last year, driven by increasing subscribers and helped by a weak rand.Revenues reached 136.50 billion rand ($12.71 billion) for the year and total subscribers were up 9.8 percent...

Maiduguri - At least 74 people have been killed in three weekend attacks in Nigeria's restive northeast, the epicentre of the Boko Haram insurgency that has claimed thousands of lives since 2009, police and residents said Sunday.

Maiduguri - At least 35 people were killed following two explosions in a crowded neighbourhood of Nigeria's restless northeastern city of Maiduguri, a stronghold of Boko Haram Islamists, police said Sunday."We are still counting. So far we have counted 35 bodies. ...

Lagos - Nigeria has lined up a relative unknown to head its central bank after the outspoken former governor was suspended, causing shockwaves in Africa's second-largest economy and markets to wobble.

Kano - Suspected Boko Haram gunmen killed at least 32 people in three separate attacks in northeast Nigeria, including at a Christian theological college, a local government official and residents said on Thursday.The chairman of Madagali local government dis...

London - A million newborn babies a year die within 24 hours of birth, charity Save the Children said in a report, which urged governments to tackle preventable deaths.

London - A million newborn babies a year die within 24 hours, charity Save the Children said in a report out Tuesday which urged governments to tackle preventable deaths.The report by the British-based organisation said 6.6 million children around the world die...

A new superhero is fighting for freedom, justice and the Nigerian way in the mean streets of Lagos. And - oh, yes - he can dance too.